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[FindersWeepers]

This is a build I came up with a while ago while I was testing the adv. zoom module. it shows the BJ-1's versatility, and is overall a fairly fun build for me. take a look and leave your thoughtsthis is probably one of my fav builds. tell me what youthink!

Edited by Sep, 15 August 2014 - 11:22 AM.

[HerDinky]

The Gauss is nice but you will never need that much ammo and the single medium is pretty useless. I have my BJ-1 setup as as follows;

BJ-1

It is a pure sniper but does that very well. Should you be able to fire all thirty slugs you will still have the ERLarge as a single sniping weapon.

[FindersWeepers]

HerDinky, on 16 August 2014 - 06:26 AM, said:

The Gauss is nice but you will never need that much ammo and the single medium is pretty useless. I have my BJ-1 setup as as follows;

BJ-1

It is a pure sniper but does that very well. Should you be able to fire all thirty slugs you will still have the ERLarge as a single sniping weapon.

Thanks!

[Ruccus]

I prefer four medium lasers to augment my Gauss build (BJ-1).

I find that if pressured by a light the four medium lasers can discourage a light mech from sticking around to try and whittle me away in a death circle, and the 20 points of damage the medium lasers provide is still pretty respectable at the end of the match when you've used up all your gauss rounds.

[juxstapo]

<--- double the vote for a 4x mLas GaussJack.

The ER Large has good utility, but I'd prefer it built out as a primary.

With 2 or more mediums as secondaries you can deal serious damage with them if necessary, but you can also trim them down to pairs or chain fire on tourmaline or terra. Doesn't suffer from the woven container with the surfeit of embryos syndrome either.

I love having ammo to spare as well... but I had to begrudgingly admit that with 1. the cyclic rate of the rifle; 2. my comparative skill (rather, lack thereof); 3. the size of the maps and the frequency of viable shots; all combine to make it very difficult to use more than 3 tons (30 rounds) a match per rifle... and so I load 4 tons.

Contrariwack it also gets complicated to properly double that number on twin Gauss builds, so for some reason I tend to wind up with 2.5 tons per rifle in that case....
I dig it though, even with the charge mechanic the Gauss is a perfectly serviceable brawling weapon, so the GaussJack has wide ranging utility.

*Note; I wouldn't despise HerDinky's build at all. It just isn't for me. I have seen Gauss/ERLL combos put out some serious numbers in the hands of certain pilots.
Best thing about this game is finding the flavor that tickles your pickle the most; so try 'em all.